Various Artists – URGH! A Music War (2× Vinyl LP, 1981, A&M Records SP-6019, Pitman Pressing)

Why This Record Matters
URGH! A Music War documents the international punk, new wave, post-punk, synth-pop, and alternative scenes through live performances recorded for the 1981 concert film of the same name. Its 27-track LP program brings together artists including The Police, Devo, OMD, XTC, The Cramps, Gang of Four, Gary Numan, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Echo & The Bunnymen, and the Go-Go’s. The breadth of the lineup makes the soundtrack a substantial snapshot of the period rather than a conventional greatest-hits compilation.

Collector Note
This 1981 U.S. A&M Records SP-6019 edition is the Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing, identified by the X on the labels and the supplied P-series runouts. The four supplied matrices are AMSP06019-A P2, AMSP06019-B P3, AMSP06019-C P2, and AMSP06019-D P1. This is the complete double-LP configuration containing all 27 listed live performances.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
Media: VG
Sleeve: VG
Both records are VG player copies.

Technical Details
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Pitman Pressing
Label: A&M Records – SP-6019
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Reggae
Style: New Wave, Psychobilly, Punk, Synth-pop, Reggae

Matrix / Runout
Side A: AMSP06019-A P2..
Side B: AMSP06019-B P3.
Side C: AMSP06019-C P2..
Side D: AMSP06019-D P1.

Tracklist
Side A
A1 The Police – Driven To Tears – 3:24
A2 Wall Of Voodoo – Back In Flesh – 3:47
A3 Toyah Wilcox – Dance – 5:38
A4 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay – 3:31
A5 Oingo Boingo – Ain't This The Life – 3:16
A6 XTC – Respectable Street – 3:08
Side B
B1 The Members – Offshore Banking Business – 3:34
B2 Go-Go's – We Got The Beat – 2:17
B3 Klaus Nomi – Total Eclipse – 4:15
B4 The Spizzles – Where's Captain Kirk – 3:21
B5 The Alley Cats – Nothing Means Nothing Anymore – 3:29
B6 Jools Holland – Foolish I Know – 2:00
B7 Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan – 4:39
Side C
C1 Devo – Uncontrollable Urge – 3:25
C2 Echo & The Bunnymen – The Puppet – 2:11
C3 Au Pairs – Come Again – 4:16
C4 The Cramps – Tear It Up – 3:25
C5 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Bad Reputation – 2:40
C6 Pere Ubu – Birdies – 2:26
C7 Gary Numan – Down In The Park – 6:12
Side D
D1 The Fleshtones – Shadow Line – 3:02
D2 Gang Of Four – He'd Send In The Army – 3:23
D3 John Otway – Cheryl's Going Home – 3:47
D4 999 – Homicide – 4:10
D5 X – Beyond And Back – 2:41
D6 Magazine – Model Worker – 2:50
D7 Skafish – Sign Of The Cross – 4:15

Shipping & Handling
Ultrasonically cleaned using a Degritter Mark II prior to shipping.
Stored in protective inner and outer sleeves.
Shipped with vinyl protection and cardboard reinforcement.
Packed securely for safe delivery.

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